Estimation of the Need for Radiation Therapy Services According to the Incidence of Cancer in Colombia to 2035.

Purpose: To estimate the supply and demand of current and future radiation therapy services by 2035 for Colombia.

Methods And Materials: The present study was performed by surveying different radiation therapy services identified in Colombia through the Colombian Association of Radiation Oncology. The demand was estimated based on incident cases and published information on the use of radiation therapy by type of cancer.

Persistent High-Risk HPV Infection and Molecular Changes Related to the Development of Cervical Cancer.

This article is a preliminary investigational study that is aimed at giving hints about the interesting biomarkers involved in the transition process from low-grade cervix lesion to invasive cervical cancer. Our study focuses on the risk factors and tumour molecular changes in one patient. First in 1986, she was diagnosed a preinvasive cervix lesion.

HPV-16 variants' impact on uterine cervical cancer response to radiotherapy: A descriptive pilot study.

Purpose: Although the large impact of Human papilloma virus (HPV) in cervical cancer is established, its place as a therapeutic target is new and according to the growing literature, could be promising. In the present study, radiosensitivity's difference based on HPV-16 variants is assessed.

Patients And Methods: Variants of Human papilloma virus were identified before the exclusive radiotherapy in patients with cervical cancer.

Novel predictive biomarkers for cervical cancer prognosis.

High hypoxic, glycolytic and acidosis metabolisms characterize cervical cancer tumors and have been described to be involved in chemoradioresistance mechanisms. Based on these observations, the present study assessed four selected novel biomarkers on the prognosis of locally advanced cervical carcinoma. A total of 66 patients with stage IIB/IIIB cervical cancer were retrospectively included.

Practical guidelines for the use of steroid-sparing agents in the treatment of chronic pruritus.

Chronic pruritus in the adult patient is both an underappreciated and a difficult to treat condition. In the vast majority of cases, itch is the result of inflammatory skin disease and therefore may be responsive to systemic anti-inflammatory therapies. Urticarial dermatitis is an under-recognized cause of chronic itch in the adult population.